Beacon Alp Is
Bloomington · MN · Bloomington Public Schools · Public
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Kennedy High School → Beacon ALP → Choice Academy → BLOOMINGTON TRANSITION CENTER → Jefferson High School → Burnsville High School → ROSEMOUNT AREA LEARNING CENTER → Richfield College Experience Prg →At a glance
- 2 AP courses offered — Moderate
- Gifted & talented program
- 1 calculus classes · 1 physics · 1 chemistry
- AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 90% in 2019 (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Beacon Alp Is compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Kennedy High School, Beacon ALP, Choice Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 44% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON |
Public | 0.0 | 1,578 | -1.4% |
| Beacon ALP BLOOMINGTON |
Public | 0.0 | 183 | +46.4% |
| Choice Academy BLOOMINGTON |
Public | 2.1 | 121 | +34.4% |
| BLOOMINGTON TRANSITION CENTER BLOOMINGTON |
Public | 2.1 | 80 | — |
| Jefferson High School BLOOMINGTON |
Public | 2.8 | 1,684 | +0.5% |
| Burnsville High School BURNSVILLE |
Public | 3.0 | 2,029 | -4.6% |
| ROSEMOUNT AREA LEARNING CENTER EAGAN |
Public | 3.0 | 133 | +9.0% |
| Richfield College Experience Prg RICHFIELD |
Public | 3.1 | 84 | +44.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBeacon Alp Is is a public high school in Bloomington, MN.
It offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
4 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 7% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Beacon Alp Is offer? Beacon Alp Is offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 44% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Beacon Alp Is's graduation rate? Beacon Alp Is's federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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